cfr_sections: 7:7:11.1.2.1.1.2.1.4
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| 7:7:11.1.2.1.1.2.1.4 | 7 | Agriculture | XVII | 1700 | PART 1700—GENERAL INFORMATION | B | Subpart B—Agency Organization and Functions | 1700.28 | § 1700.28 Electric Program. | RUS | 5 U.S.C. 301, 552; 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., 1921 et seq., 6941 et seq.; 7 CFR 2.7. | 63 FR 16085, Apr. 2, 1998, unless otherwise noted. | [63 FR 16085, Apr. 2, 1998. Redesignated at 71 FR 8436, Feb. 17, 2006] | RUS, through the Electric Program, makes loans and loan guarantees for rural electrification and the furnishing of electric service to persons in rural areas. (a) The Assistant Administrator, Electric Program, directs and coordinates the rural electrification programs, participating with the Administrator, and others, in planning and formulating the programs and activities of the agency, and performs other activities as the Administrator may prescribe from time to time. (b) Primary point of contact with borrowers. Two regional divisions, one for the Northern Region and one for the Southern Region, are the primary points of contact between RUS and its electric distribution borrowers. Each office administers the rural electric program for its assigned geographical area through headquarters staff and general field representatives. The Power Supply Division is the primary point of contact between RUS and its electric power supply borrowers. (c) Staff office. The Electric Staff Division is responsible for engineering aspects of RUS' standards, specifications and other requirements for design, construction, and technical operation and maintenance of RUS borrowers' electric systems. The Electric Staff Division oversees the activities of Technical Standards Committees “A” and “B”, Electric, which determine whether engineering specifications, drawings, material and equipment are acceptable for use in RUS borrowers' electric systems. The Office of the Assistant Administrator prepares analyses of loan making activities and the business and regulatory environment of RUS borrowers and recommends policies and procedures. |